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High-volume COVID testing site opening in Delco next week
The Pennsylvania Department of Health says the site will be staffed by federal contractors and able to test about 1,000 people a day.
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Philadelphia extends vaccine mandate deadline for city workers
Friday had been the deadline. The city cited ongoing negotiations with employee unions for the extension to Jan. 24.
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Buttigieg touts $1.6 billion for Pa. bridges as part of Biden infrastructure bill
The new Bridge Formula Program will distribute $26.5 billion nationwide over the next five years, helping pay for replacements and repairs of up to 15,000 bridges.
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GOP effort to inspect Pennsylvania voting machines advances
The inspection of voting machines in a heavily Republican county in Pennsylvania appears ready to go forward in a GOP effort inspired by former President Donald Trump.
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Penn State researchers aim to debunk myths surrounding spotted lanternfly
Some misconceptions about the spotted lanternfly came as a result of misunderstandings about the bug soon after it was discovered in Berks County in 2014.
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Pa. GOP primary candidates warn of immigrant ‘ghost flights,’ but lack facts and context
The rhetoric among Pennsylvania’s GOP candidates for Senate and governor has been the same: short on provable facts, long on inflammatory rhetoric.
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Listen 2:29Philly says stay home if you feel sick. But for many that comes at a cost
Despite public health guidance, for many workers amid the omicron surge, the idea of missing so many days of work has become wishful thinking.
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Listen 2:08Philly community groups could get priority in sale of thousands of vacant city lots under new bill
The legislation introduced in City Council would change how vacant city land is sold. One affordable housing advocate described the bill as “almost revolutionary.”
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Voter registration and citywide cleanups: How to get involved in Philly’s MLK Day of Service
Here’s a look at some of the volunteer opportunities going on in and around Philly, from voter registration drives to citywide cleanups.
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Philly police using ‘every resource available’ to combat surge in carjackings
The city is already on pace to surpass last year’s total for carjackings.
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Philly lawmakers call on Penn to revoke professor’s tenure after racist comments
The University of Pennsylvania law professor has come under scrutiny before for racist remarks made about Black students.
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‘Say Her Name’: Delco community members demand justice for 8-year-old Fanta Bility
Sharon Hill police officers who shot into a crowd, killing Fanta Bility, 8, are on paid leave, while two teenagers are charged with first-degree murder.
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School can’t ‘cure every societal ill,’ GOP lawyers argue in cross-examination of Hite
Defense attorneys sought to paint a rosier picture of the state’s largest school district than the one Hite presented in his direct testimony.
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Chester receiver says city officials gave themselves raises ‘yet again,’ intends to go court
State-appointed receiver Michael Doweary accuses officials, including the mayor, of hiking their pay in violation of Chester’s amended recovery plan.
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Abortion rights activists say the state still needs to create equitable paths to abortion access, especially in predominately immigrant communities.
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